The Battle of the Birds

Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang was also a prolific author of works both fiction and non-; he wrote his own fairy tales such as Prince Prigio and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia , and wrote numerous historical texts. 

'The Battle of the Birds' - a Scottish fairy-tale that was published as a part of 'The Lilac Fairy Book' in 1910. The story tells us about some amazing contest — the battle between all creatures, and the winner will be called 'The King Of All Animals'. But one year a young prince decides to interfere in the final battle between the raven and the snake. The Raven wins and gives a bundle to the prince as a gift. But the prince fails to use it correctly…